Michelle Lee (actress)

Michelle Lee (also known as Michelle Charlene Lee and Michelle C. Lee) is a Chinese American female martial artist, stuntwoman and actress. Since early 2000s, Lee played and provided stunts and motion capture for dozens of films, series and video games, including for the roles of Ada Wong in Resident Evil 6 and Mileena in the second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Selected roles

Feature films

• Saurian (2006) - Chu
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006) - Kim Li
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - Lian
• Trailer Park of Terror (2008) - Miss China
• Depth Charge (2008) - Chang
• Stiletto (2008) - Geisha
• Blood and Bone (2009) - Sherry
• Supreme Champion (2010) - Ming
• Cold Fusion (2011) - Ekaterina Demidrova
• The Hunted (2013) - Serena

Stunts in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Ninja Cheerleaders (2008), Gamer (2009), Surrogates (2009), Crank: High Voltage (2009), The Last Airbender (2010), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Olympus Has Fallen (2013), Pacific Rim (2013).

Short films

• Chicks with Sticks (2004) - Demon Queen
• Girl with Gun (2006) - Ninja Girl
• Duan Quan (2006) - Liu Xi
• The Living Sword (2008) - Madison
• Cleaner (2008) - the Cleaner
• Black Salt (2014) - Horse Ripper

Series

• Numb3rs ("The Mole") (2006) - Michelle Kim
• CSI: NY ("She's Not There") (2009) - Jody Sun
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ("Pool Shark") (2010) - Desiree McQuire
• Supah Ninjas ("Hero of the Shadows") (2011) - Melody
• America's Most Wanted ("Luis Mena") (2012) - Young Kavila
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy (season 2) (2013) - Mileena
• We Are Men (2013) - Jill
• Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2014) - Gas
• Switched at Birth (2014) - Phoebe

Stunts in Angel of Death (2009), The Mentalist (2009).

Video games

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - Lian (motion capture, voice)
• UFC 2009 Undisputed (2009) - Arianny Celeste (motion capture)
• Kinect Star Wars (2012) - Mavra Zane (motion capture)
• Resident Evil 6 (2012) - Ada Wong (motion capture)

Various roles: Medal of Honor: Underground (2000), Law & Order: Dead on the Money (2002), Law & Order II: Double or Nothing (2003), Law & Order: Justice is Served (2004), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005), Gears of War (2006), Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (2008), Resistance: Retribution (2009), Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010), God of War III (2010), Blur (2010), X-Men: Destiny (2011), Sleeping Dogs (2012), Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012), God of War: Ascension (2013).

Miscellaneous

• TV show Next Action Star (2004) - herself
• Snapdragon commercial (2012) - Mage

Awards and recognition

In 2006, Lee was nominated in the category "Female Action Performer of the Year" at the Action On Film International Film Festival for her role of a ninja in the short film Girl with Gun.^[1] In 2007, she, along with the others stunt performers in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, was nominated in Screen Actors Guild Awards for "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture".^[2] In 2010, she was featured on the cover of Inside Kung Fu.^[3]

References

1. "Action On Film International Film Festival". Retrieved 2013-09-09.
2. Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture Actor - Awards - Filmtied
3. MA-Mags - Magazines (Vol 38, Num 5)

External links

• Official website
• Michelle Lee on Twitter
• Michelle Lee's channel on YouTube
• Michelle Lee at MobyGames
• Michelle Lee at the Internet Movie Database